Again, suppose we are now interested in taking random samples of 800 US adults instead of 150 and considering the sampling distribution of the corresponding sample proportions. What effect, if any, does this increase in sample size have on the standard deviation of the possible sample proportion values? increase decrease O stays the same

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3. A recent poll states that 8% of all US adults consider themselves vegetarian.

Again, suppose we are now interested in taking random samples of 800 US
adults instead of 150 and considering the sampling distribution of the
corresponding sample proportions.
What effect, if any, does this increase in sample size have on the standard
deviation of the possible sample proportion values?
increase
decrease
O stays the same
Transcribed Image Text:Again, suppose we are now interested in taking random samples of 800 US adults instead of 150 and considering the sampling distribution of the corresponding sample proportions. What effect, if any, does this increase in sample size have on the standard deviation of the possible sample proportion values? increase decrease O stays the same
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